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The Murder in the Sauna
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Five men entered a sauna. Because it was a steam sauna, no one could see each other. Suddenly a scream was heard and the manager came running. After the steam was switched off, they found one of the men dead with a puddle of water beside him. The police were called and they had three suspects. The first suspect had a thermos, the second a magazine and the third a CD Walkman. The lead detective thought for a while and he caught the criminal. Who was it and how did he do it?
Hint
1. Don't think about who did it. Think about the items.2. Don't think of how the item can be used to kill.
Answer
It is the guy that had the thermos. He put a dagger made of ice in the thermos so it wouldn't melt. Then he killed the victim.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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It's good but I don't really understand it.
it should be the guy with the magazine, because in the steam, how can you read?
[p]Since when can't you see through the steam in the sauna? It would take an incredible amount of humidity to block vision that completely -- and in that case, trying to handle a paper product (the magazine, glossy or not) would be highly impractical.
[p]Also, with all that humidity, how is the puddle of water going to be a clue? The floor drainage and the vapor level will obfuscate the puddle by the time anyone other than the four in the sauna get to the scene.
[p]Also, with all that humidity, how is the puddle of water going to be a clue? The floor drainage and the vapor level will obfuscate the puddle by the time anyone other than the four in the sauna get to the scene.
agree with above comments......i just wanna know what the 5th guy was doing!
i agree with above comment too especially what the fith guy was doing
The icicle, the perfect murder weapon! The evidence melts away! Great teaser! I've heard many where a person gets killed by an icicle, but this one stumped me somehow. I knew it had to be the guy w/ the thermos somehow, but I didn't know how he did it! Good new twist on an old idea! I give it a:
I knew it was the guy in the sauna with the thermos (clue reference). I just thought he whacked the guy over the head REALLY hard. Never would've guessed a dagger made of ice. Very good
Clever!
i think it was quite easy and to the people who ahve to nit-pick at every joke, honestly, just accept the answer.
good one though
good one though
I thought that it was good...that happened to a guy on CSI: one time! Keep em comin!
P.S. - What was the 5th guy doin?
P.S. - What was the 5th guy doin?
Nice Teaser!
To the people who asked "what was the 5th guy doing?" :HE IS NOT A SUSPECT!
To the people who asked "what was the 5th guy doing?" :HE IS NOT A SUSPECT!
I thought water from the thermos spilled when he was murdering the guy, that's how they knew...
Please, no more teasers with ice! There are way too many already.
I agree with Garnetlover.How con you read in a steam sauna?
that's some sharp ice... wouldn't it have already melted by the time he took it out? because saunas are hot
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